Best coffee cities in America

March 14, 2014 7:16 PM

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10. San Diego, Calif. - This sunny beach city isn't an obvious choice, but foodie readers liked the city's small-batch roasters, and a coffee cart called the Roast Coach, which does pour-overs and a cold-brew called ''café con horchata.'' less

10. San Diego, Calif. - This sunny beach city isn't an obvious choice, but foodie readers liked the city's small-batch roasters, and a coffee cart called the Roast Coach, which does pour-overs and a cold-brew ... more

9. New York City, N.Y. - Coffee purist shop, Joe the Art of Coffee (pictured), is one reason why NYC made it into Travel + Leisure's top 10 list of best coffee cities. (Photo, of espresso at Joe The Art of Coffee, by Boston Globe, via Getty Images). less

9. New York City, N.Y. - Coffee purist shop, Joe the Art of Coffee (pictured), is one reason why NYC made it into Travel + Leisure's top 10 list of best coffee cities. (Photo, of espresso at Joe The Art of ... more

5. San Francisco, Calif. - Caffe Trieste is San Francisco's famous coffee spot, but newcomers like Four Barrel and Blue Bottle make the city by the bay a hot espresso town. (Photo: Alejandro De La Cruz, Creative Commons Flickr). less

5. San Francisco, Calif. - Caffe Trieste is San Francisco's famous coffee spot, but newcomers like Four Barrel and Blue Bottle make the city by the bay a hot espresso town. (Photo: Alejandro De La Cruz, ... more

3. New Orleans, La. - You have to drink this city's famous coffee at Café du Monde with sweet beignets. It's tourist law. (Photo: Rochelle, just rochelle,
Commons Flickr).

3. New Orleans, La. - You have to drink this city's famous coffee at Café du Monde with sweet beignets. It's tourist law. (Photo: Rochelle, just rochelle, Commons Flickr).

3. New Orleans, La. - You have to drink this city's famous... Photo-6022300.81971 - Beaumont Enterprise

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2. Portland, Ore. - Travel + Leisure says, ''Oregon’s hipster haven is probably rolling its collective eyes at coming in second to Seattle, but it may get the last laugh: Portland’s hottest coffee, Stumptown, now has branches in Seattle and is offered in increasing numbers of high-end coffeehouses around the nation.'' (anselm, Creative Commons Flickr). less

2. Portland, Ore. - Travel + Leisure says, ''Oregon’s hipster haven is probably rolling its collective eyes at coming in second to Seattle, but it may get the last laugh: Portland’s hottest coffee, ... more

1. Seattle, Wash. - Travel + Leisure says, ''Even without the omnipresent, homegrown Starbucks shops, this town of brainy locals was a no-brainer to win the coffee championship again, thanks to the sheer ... more